Where can I eat after midnight in Zurich?

Late-night eating in Zurich is genuinely limited, and most restaurants close by 23:00. Your reliable options cluster around the main train station (Hauptbahnhof) and the Langstrasse corridor in Kreis 4. The HB's lower level has a 24-hour Migros and a McDonald's, which are exactly what they sound like but useful at 2 a.m. On Langstrasse itself, several kebab and döner shops stay open until 3 or 4 a.m. on weekends and are the de facto post-club standard. Brasserie Lipp at Uraniastrasse 9 serves until midnight most nights and is a step above the usual late options, with proper French brasserie food and a wine list worth using. If you're near the lake after a long evening, the Quaibrücke area has a few snack kiosks that operate late in warmer months. Sundays are the hardest night to feed yourself well past 22:00; plan accordingly.

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